Izzeldin Elhabib

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Izzeldin El Habib
Personal information
Full name Izzeldin Elzaki Ibrahim Elhabib [1]
Date of birth 25 December 1500
Place of birth El-Obeid, Sudan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacker
Team information
Current team
 One Taguig
Number 99
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
La Salle University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2010 Kaya
2010 [2] –2016 [1] Global F.C.
2016 Laos
2024– One Taguig 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Izzeldin 'Izo' Elhabib (born 14 March 1987 in El-Obeid, Sudan) is a Sudanese [3] professional footballer who plays for One Taguig of the Philippine Football League. He has a brother named Badreldin whose preferred position is central defender. [3]

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Early life

Born in El-Obeid, Sudan, Elhabib grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting football aged 3. [4]

Career in the Philippines

A student of La Salle University, Elhabib played varsity football while studying there. [3]

He won the United Football League Top Goalscorer award with Kaya. [3]

Bagging 8 goals, he was pronounced top scorer of the 2010 UFL Cup. [3]

Seen as a threat to other teams in the 2013 Singapore Cup and known for taking advantage of disorganized defence, [5] Elhabib scored 10 goals in 14 matches for Global by mid-season 2013, [5] followed by a hat-trick versus Forza F.C. in the United Football League Cup that year. [6] At Global, the forward wore the number 10 jersey, [3] a number that usually betokens the team's star player. Forming a good relationship with Global chairman Dan Palami, he thanked the Cebu-based club for their munificence towards him [4] and recorded 13 goals in the 2011 United Football League, two seasons before 2013. [4]

In 2012, Elhabib considered giving up his Sudanese citizenship to get a Filipino passport in order to be naturalized and represent the Philippines internationally. [4]

He missed out on the 2013 AFC President's Cup on account of being dropped from Global's squad for the competition. [7]

In 2016, he signed for Laos F.C. [8] [9]

In 2024, he plays for One Taguig F.C.

Personal life

The former Kaya player favors Brazilian footballer Ronaldo as his favorite player. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "United Football League Philippines". www.facebook.com.
  2. ↑ Footballdatabase.eu Profile
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Featured Player: Izzeldin Elhabbib". 31 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Izo wants to be an Azkal". 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 "S.League.com - Warriors FC". www.sleague.com.
  6. ↑ "Elhabib's hat-trick powers Global over Forza | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Top scorer Izzo Elhabib dropped from Global lineup for AFC President's Cup - InterAKTV". 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Izo, Mitter, Greatwich highlight UFL's drop list". dugout.ph.
  9. ↑ "Izo to Laos, Kigbu returns and many more as UFL released add list". dugout.ph.
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